Quality Control Tech

Quality Control TechnicianThe Quality Control Technician's responsibilities include: Working closely with production employees, supervisors and regulatory staff to ensure quality and food safe items for D&D's customers.Core CompetenciesPartnershipGrowth mindsetResults orientedCustomer focusedProfessionalismAccountable and reports to: Quality Control Managers and Compliance ManagerPositions that report to you: NonePrimary Duties and Responsibilities:Maintaining and ensuring food safety. Report any food safety deviations to your supervisor immediately.Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Adheres to company policies and departmental guidelines.Responsible for taking ATP swabs as needed.Review labels of all production runs. Ensuring proper dating and product are used.Monitor daily allergen sequences and assist production with sequence of production runs.Performs pre-operational checks on equipment as needed.Review daily production paperwork and ensure it is complete.Ensure and monitor all levels of sanitation daily including workstations and employee practices.Ensure HACCP and food safety practices are followed.Ensure the collection of product samples are complete.Other duties as assigned by management.Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:Attention to detail and follow through.Must have the ability to use logical or scientific thinking to solve problems and with several abstract and concrete variables.Ability to handle confidential information.Must be knowledgeable of warehouse distribution, safety program, procedures, laws and regulations, sanitation practices and standards.Needs to have some computer experience.Education and Experience:High School education or equivalent.Prior food manufacturing or Quality Control experience.Physical Requirements:This is considered an unskilled position. Frequent to constant handling, grasping, constant listening, talking, hearing, seeing, reading, dealing with people, influencing others, evaluating information.Working Conditions:Duties occur on production floor.Will be required to work under time constraints and be flexible in hours worked.Ability to adapt to changes throughout daily operation.Must have the ability to work independently.Equipment used to perform job: Photocopier, scale, thermometer and two-way radio.